Culture 18 Aug 2021 Work cotinues on Toad Hall mural in Ainsdale Award-winning street artist Paul Curtis continues to work on his largest ever mural this week, to brighten up Ainsdale’s Toad Hall…
Education 18 Aug 2021 Now is the time to enrol at KGV Sixth Form College in Southport The College, which is based on Scarisbrick New Road in Southport, is a centre of academic excellence which last week celebrated so…
Community 18 Aug 2021 Police Commissioner launches £50,000 Youth Diversion Fund for projects over autumn half term Community groups which will offer safe and engaging activities for young people are being invited to bid for grants for projects r…
Education 18 Aug 2021 Students must retake their “fake” A level and GCSEs Southport journalist Martin Hovden (pictured) writes: This is getting beyond a joke. Students who this week understandably celebra…
Culture 18 Aug 2021 Sefton Council commissions artist Paul Curtis for Toad Hall transformation Award-winning street artist Paul Curtis starts work on his largest ever mural this week, to brighten up Ainsdale’s Toad Hall. Seft…
Other 18 Aug 2021 North West Bird Watching Festival returns to Martin Mere WWT Martin Mere’s annual extravaganza, the North West Bird Watching Festival, returns this October and it’s an event not to be mis…
Crime 17 Aug 2021 Southort male arrested after Police find blades and stun gun at property. At around 7:30 pm last night officers from Sefton Targeted Team were conducting hi-visibility patrol in the Southport area. They h…
Health 17 Aug 2021 Donation from ASDA Southport to Queenscourt Hospice Lucy Smith from Queenscourt Hospice commented onthe generous donation from ASDA. A huge Thank You to ASDA Southport for the donati…
Business 17 Aug 2021 HMRC reveals absurd excuses for not paying National Minimum Wage While the vast majority of employers pay their employees at least the National Minimum Wage, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has tod…
Health 17 Aug 2021 CCGs invite residents to attend virtual Big Chats CCGs invite residents to attend virtual Big Chats Health professionals in Sefton are inviting people to attend their virtual ‘Big …
Crime 17 Aug 2021 Southport OCG sentenced to 110 years in prison Detectives in Sefton are welcoming the sentencing of 15 members of a Southport Organised Crime Group (OCG) to a total of over 110 …
Crime 17 Aug 2021 Letter drop to raise awareness after spate of burglaries in Southport PCSO's in Southport have continued to letter-drop an area of Churchtown that has been subject to multiple burglaries from sheds/ga…
Transport 16 Aug 2021 Road Safety Campaign Focuses On Drug Driving In Merseyside Monday 16 August saw the start of a week-long National Roads Partnership campaign that aims to raise awareness across the UK about…
Other 16 Aug 2021 Energy sellers outside Morrisons.Are they harassing you? Several people have contacted eyeonsouthport today regarding the energy sellers outside the entrance to Morrisons. Several regular…
Health 16 Aug 2021 Parents and carers advised to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses and when to get help Health experts locally are urging parents and carers to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses in children with cases high…
Health 16 Aug 2021 Keep protecting each other says Sefton Health Chief Margaret Jones, Sefton Council’s Director of Public Health is reminding people across the Borough of changes to the COVID-19 self-…
Community 16 Aug 2021 Next of kin appeal for man who sadly passed away in Southport nursing home Please help Sefton Coroners Office find the next of kin of a man who passed away last week. 86-year-old Peter Howard sadly died at…
Crime 16 Aug 2021 Southport woman arrested for misconduct in a public office Officers from the Regional Prison Intelligence Unit at the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) have arrested a 30 ye…
Community 16 Aug 2021 VJ Day commemoration in Southport. Veterans from the armed forces gathered a the Southport war memorial yesterday to remebber those who lost their lives fighting in …
Emergency Services 16 Aug 2021 British Transport Police engaging with the public at Southport Station today Southport LPT are carrying out engagement with the public travelling on the network today at Southport Station with an engagement …
Crime 15 Aug 2021 Police Commissioner secures £600,000 to tackle domestic abuse & protect families More than £600,000 of funding has been secured by Merseyside’s Police Commissioner for three projects which will work with the per…
Community 15 Aug 2021 Sefton LGBT+ Consultation Launched A borough-wide consultation into the experiences and needs of Sefton’s LGBT+ community has been launched. The work aims to discove…
Transport 15 Aug 2021 Trespasser brings Merseyrail Northern line to a standstill A spokesperson for Merseyrail said this morning... Delays to services at Sandhills Due to a trespasser on the railway at Sandhills…
Crime 15 Aug 2021 Up, up and away... can human jet suits be used to capture criminals? Dstl has hosted an event to encourage free thinking by showcasing new science and technology that could help fight crime and terro…
Sport 15 Aug 2021 Southport 2 Gloucester City 2.Seasons underway. A highly entertaining afternoon of football saw Southport twice come from behind to draw 2-2 with one of the title favourites. Aft…
Emergency Services 14 Aug 2021 Appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage after M6 fatal accident Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after a couple sadly died in a collision on the M6 motorway on August 12. …
Environment 14 Aug 2021 Marsh Harriers Breed For First Time A Martin Mere spokesperson commented... When you are walking on the Reedbed Walk or looking over the reserve from one of our hides…
Transport 14 Aug 2021 Safety Camera Enforcement vehicles out in West Lancashire area today Safety camera enforcement vehicles will be out in West Lancashire today according to the Lancs Road Safety Twitter page. Our Safet…
Emergency Services 14 Aug 2021 Southport Quads paged to search for five missing childern Southport Quads were paged yesterday afternoon to help look for five missing children. Fortunately, they were located safe and wel…
Crime 13 Aug 2021 Man arrested and suspected drugs seized following incident in Southport Police have arrested a man and seized suspected drugs following an incident in Southport town centre last night, Thursday 12 Augus…
Health 13 Aug 2021 Free App launched to help with increased COVID related drinking The ‘Lower My Drinking’ app has been launched for residents of Sefton and the wider Cheshire and Merseyside area. It is free to do…
Business 13 Aug 2021 Hundreds of shoppers queue to enjoy new look Beales as department store opens in Southport Hundreds of shoppers queued outside the new Beales department store in Southport town centre as it officially opened its doors . O…
Health 12 Aug 2021 Port of Liverpool workers get COVID-19 jabs NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Sefton Public Health Team were invited by Peel Ports to the Port of Liverp…
Health 12 Aug 2021 Self-isolation removed for double jabbed close contacts from 16 August Adults and children will be free to return to work, attend school, and meet friends and family as the protection from vaccines rep…
Business 12 Aug 2021 Mum and daughter celebrate opening fashion outlet in new Beales store in Southport A Mum and daughter who run a fast-growing fashion boutique are looking forward to welcoming customers when the new look Beales dep…
Crime 11 Aug 2021 Police appeal after motorbike stolen from Kew Retail Park Police are investigating the theft of a Triumph motorcycle from the Kew Retail park, that took place at approximately 5:15PM yeste…
Education 11 Aug 2021 How sight loss charity Galloway’s helped Rachel plan her wedding online A visually impaired woman who had written off accessing the digital world has now planned her wedding online thanks to sight loss …
Emergency Services 11 Aug 2021 Southport Lifeboat Quads called out to remains on the beach A crew member speaking on behalf of the Lifeboat said... Our quads were tasked by the Coastguard Operations Centre in Holyhead fol…
Health 11 Aug 2021 New North West directory launched to support sexual violence survivors A new digital directory of services has been launched across the North West today to help survivors of sexual violence find suppor…
Business 11 Aug 2021 Beales Depaetment Store Welcomes Naked Peak A shop gaining a growing reputation for its natural, organic and vegan friendly candles and body products is looking forward to be…
Environment 10 Aug 2021 Southport Beach car park closed for 2 days as high tides expected High tides expected at Southport over the next two days - 11th and 12th Aug. Plan ahead before you visit as there will be no beach…
